An aerobiological study on pollen grains in the atmosphere of North-West Turkey.
A continuous aerobiological survey of the atmosphere of Bursa was carried out from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2004 by means of the volumetric method using a Lanzoni trap. During 2 years, a total of 57,124 pollen grains/m(3), which belonged to 66 taxa and 869 unidentified pollen grains, were recorded. In the region investigated, Pinus sp., Olea sp., Platanus sp., Cupressaceae/Taxaceae, Quercus sp., Poaceae, Moraceae, Urticaceae, and Castanea sp. were responsible for the greatest amounts of pollen. During the study period, the pollen concentration reached the highest level in May. A correlation analyses was made between the daily fluctuations of the main pollen types and meteorological parameters.
Celenk
Sevcan
S
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Uludag University, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey. sevcant@uludag.edu.tr
Canitez
Yakup
Y
Bicakci
Adem
A
Sapan
Nihat
N
Malyer
Hulusi
H
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D031658:Olea; D028223:Pinus; D006109:Poaceae; D011058:Pollen; D014421:Turkey
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens